... is done. *phew!*
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
The bee in my bonnet
Shred Day 17 is done. Thirteen days left. Fourteen days till I leave for the East Coast.
And now:
This workout is killing me. I crawl to the fan each day and die for about 15 minutes after I'm done. I feel like I lose about an hour of ultra-fine motor skill function each time.
But.
I can do this. I know I can. I know I'm capable of powering through this and finishing strong in time for my vacation. I won't be bikini ready. I never hoped for that. But I'll be strong. I'll be able to walk the beach, pound the pavement in New York, dance the night away and fearlessly face down a lobster roll. That's my goal.
And since I know I can do this, it's got me wondering: What else can I do if I put my mind to it?
A friend in London is considering starting P90X. Ninety days is just thirty days three times over. I can do that. (*gasp* *wheeze*)
My cousin has invited me to run the Seattle half-marathon in November. I've never run a race in my life. But Runner's World has a nine-week training program.
If I start P90X the week after I get back from vacation and start the serious half-marathon training nine weeks out from the race, there would be 27 days of overlap in the training. I'd be exhausted.
But I think I could do it.
I think I'd feel like a ...
Tough Mudder.
Which is what I want to be able to do next year in Seattle.
This may be the jumpstart I need to kick my butt into gear to tackle something hard, something worth bragging about.
I'll let you know what I decide.
I've got a bunch of beach time and lobster to tackle first.
And now:
This workout is killing me. I crawl to the fan each day and die for about 15 minutes after I'm done. I feel like I lose about an hour of ultra-fine motor skill function each time.
But.
I can do this. I know I can. I know I'm capable of powering through this and finishing strong in time for my vacation. I won't be bikini ready. I never hoped for that. But I'll be strong. I'll be able to walk the beach, pound the pavement in New York, dance the night away and fearlessly face down a lobster roll. That's my goal.
And since I know I can do this, it's got me wondering: What else can I do if I put my mind to it?
A friend in London is considering starting P90X. Ninety days is just thirty days three times over. I can do that. (*gasp* *wheeze*)
My cousin has invited me to run the Seattle half-marathon in November. I've never run a race in my life. But Runner's World has a nine-week training program.
If I start P90X the week after I get back from vacation and start the serious half-marathon training nine weeks out from the race, there would be 27 days of overlap in the training. I'd be exhausted.
But I think I could do it.
I think I'd feel like a ...
Tough Mudder.
Which is what I want to be able to do next year in Seattle.
This may be the jumpstart I need to kick my butt into gear to tackle something hard, something worth bragging about.
I'll let you know what I decide.
I've got a bunch of beach time and lobster to tackle first.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
walk
I haven't done today's Shred yet, but I will. Did day 14 yesterday. Walked around the lake today & discovered, with the help of my handy new GPS-enabled phone, that I've been short-chanhing my mileage by a fifth of a mile ea h timeout walk the lake. This may mean a re-tallying of the year's mileage. I haven't decided on that yet ...
4.2 miles today.
4.2 miles this week
31.2 miles this month
265.2 miles this year
4.2 miles today.
4.2 miles this week
31.2 miles this month
265.2 miles this year
Sunday, June 26, 2011
Shred Days 13 & 14
Are done. I really despise how chipper Jillian Michaela is. Conversely, I've been eating myself out of house and home .... No matter how much I eat, I'm still hungry. Dang ...
Friday, June 24, 2011
shred day 12
Done.
Also: since I for back from vacation, I have lost 2.4 pounds. From my super-high freak weight spike in April, I'm down 12.2 pounds. Still nowhere near what I was last spring, but considering where I was a couple short months ago, I'll take it ...
Also: since I for back from vacation, I have lost 2.4 pounds. From my super-high freak weight spike in April, I'm down 12.2 pounds. Still nowhere near what I was last spring, but considering where I was a couple short months ago, I'll take it ...
Thursday, June 23, 2011
shred, walk
I took my break in the Shred workouts a day sooner than I had planned, & Tuesday just turned into a big "comfy," lazy blessing, complete with birthday cake & ice cream on the back patio, in fellowship with neighbors, in the perfume of a very flowery back yard.
I did Day 10, Level 1 of the Shred yesterday, & I began Level 2 today. Ouch. *whimper*
I started walking again yesterday, too - 4 miles around the lake, & then a mile or so in an unintended late-night jaunt to the grocery store ... so 5 miles. I'll do the tallies later. Gotta get ready for work. If I can raise my arms over my head.
*LATER*
5 miles this week
27 miles this month
261 miles this year
239 miles remaining
I did Day 10, Level 1 of the Shred yesterday, & I began Level 2 today. Ouch. *whimper*
I started walking again yesterday, too - 4 miles around the lake, & then a mile or so in an unintended late-night jaunt to the grocery store ... so 5 miles. I'll do the tallies later. Gotta get ready for work. If I can raise my arms over my head.
*LATER*
5 miles this week
27 miles this month
261 miles this year
239 miles remaining
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